A Houseful of Girls

Six sisters fill a sprawling house on a quiet road that stretches from London to the Hertfordshire countryside, each carving out a distinct world within the family’s bustling life. The youngest, Christabel, day‑dreams about the legendary rider John Gilpin while the older girls juggle music, carving, and the pressures of growing up, their personalities clashing and intertwining in lively, sometimes chaotic, domestic scenes.

Their mother’s strict rules and the sisters’ fierce rivalries create a tapestry of teenage ambition, humor, and affection. As the girls rehearse scales, fashion their hair with makeshift tools, and plot secret futures—like a private academy for young ladies—listeners are drawn into a vivid portrait of Victorian family life, full of earnest aspirations and the tender bonds that hold the household together.